Experiential Learning Center

The Graham School of Management Experiential Learning Center provides opportunities
for undergraduate and graduate students to engage in a hands-on learning experience
conducted in field based settings with relevant firms outside the traditional classroom
environment. Primarily identified as an "internship" it is, in reality, an inductive
process (learning by doing and reflecting) supported by collegiate level of courses
and classroom experiences. Students also have the opportunity to apply their internship
experience toward a college credit elective in one of the following disciplines:

Management

Marketing

Accounting

Finance

The desired outcome is to help students develop marketable skills and prepare them
of productive careers after graduation. This is accomplished by forging academic learning
(i.e. the process of acquiring knowledge and information through the study of a subject
without the necessity for direct experience) with experiential learning (i.e., involving
the student in a concrete experience) to instill new knowledge in the student. The
following attributes are an integral part of the overall experiential learning experience:

Reflection and critical analysis of real life problems and opportunities within the
real world business environment

The opportunity to make decisions, recommendations and accountability for results

Learn from mistakes as well as success

Engage intellectually, creatively and socially in a business environment